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Nonalcoholic beer: New techniques craft flavorful brews without the buzz
Brewers today are delivering nonalcoholic beers that are a far cry from the sweet, watery options of the past.Pramote Polyamate/Moment via Getty ImagesThe holiday season for me includes socializing...
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Drinking during holidays and special occasions could affect how you parent...
Whether to be harsher or more lax, drinking can affect parenting.JGalione/E+ via Getty ImagesHow much alcohol do you typically drink in a week? A month? A year? Did your answer take into account how...
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CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which...
So many diseases to treat, so little money and time.Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty ImagesPrescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death from disease and...
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Lighting a fire using friction requires an understanding of some physics...
Humans have been making fire by friction for centuries, but it's not easy.Cyndi Monaghan/Moment via Getty ImagesHumans have been making fire using friction for thousands of years, with evidence of its...
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Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here's how the season can affect...
Short winter days can influence your brain chemistry.Schon/Moment via Getty ImagesWhat comes to mind when you think about winter? Snowflakes? Mittens? Reindeer? In much of the Northern Hemisphere,...
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When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains the...
Government information sources like the U.S. patent database often file bad information without labeling it or providing a way to retract it.Thinglass/iStock via Getty ImagesIn 2004, Hwang Woo-suk was...
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Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms...
Indigenous Coast Salish women wove woolly dogs' fur into blankets.Artist's reconstruction by Karen CarrDogs have been in the Americas for more than 10,000 years. They were already domesticated when...
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War in Gaza: An ethicist explains why you shouldn't turn to social media for...
There has been a flood of images on social media about the Israel-Hamas war. NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAs the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken to social media to...
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Why are some black holes bigger than others? An astronomer explains how these...
Black holes use gravity to pull matter into them. NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory/M.Weiss via APCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...
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Do you hear what I see? How blindness changes how you process the sound of...
Sighted people would have a hard time crossing the street by sound alone.Maskot/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesAlmost nothing in the world is still. Toddlers dash across the living room. Cars zip across...
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Digital inaccessibility: Blind and low-vision people have powerful technology...
Screen reader software converts text to audio for people who are blind. Access Matters/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SAImagine that you have low vision and you’re completing an online job application using screen...
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How active are the microorganisms in your yogurt? We created a new tool to...
Fermented foods can be a good source of probiotics. Yulia Naumenko/Moment via Getty ImagesHumans have been fermenting food and drinks — everything from kimchi and yogurt to beer and kombucha — for more...
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ChatGPT and its AI chatbot cousins ruled 2023: 4 essential reads that...
ChatGPT captivated the public imagination.Lionel Bonaventure via Getty ImagesWithin four months of ChatGPT’s launch on Nov. 30, 2022, most Americans had heard of the AI chatbot. Hype about – and fear...
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Do you eat with your eyes, your gut or your brain? A neuroscientist explains...
The particular stressors of the holiday season can make it difficult to listen to your body.InspirationGP/iStock via Getty ImagesThe holiday season is upon us, and with it, opportunities to indulge in...
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Social media drains our brains and impacts our decision making – podcast
Social media can make us buy products we don't want, new research shows. Oscar Wong/Moment via Getty ImagesEver found yourself scrolling through social media late at night and accidentally buying...
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AI could improve your life by removing bottlenecks between what you want and...
Want to turn many experiences from the equivalent of ordering from a menu to getting a personalized meal? AI is poised to help.Julia Garan/iStock via Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is poised to...
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Keeping a streak alive can be strong motivation to stick with a chosen activity
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep a streaker from their self-appointed activity.janiecbros/E+ via Getty ImagesDick Coffee attended 781 consecutive University of Alabama football...
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From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting...
NASA isn't the only space agency with exciting missions to watch for in 2024. AP Photo/John RaouxThe year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning...
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Cardio or weights first? A kinesiologist explains how to optimize the order...
Resistance and aerobic training each offer unique benefits.vgajic/E+ via Getty ImagesWhen you enter the gym, which way should you head first? Toward the treadmills and spin studio to get your sweat on...
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The curious joy of being wrong – intellectual humility means being open to...
Sometimes the evidence points you in a new direction.Schon/Moment via Getty ImagesMark Twain apocryphally said, “I’m in favor of progress; it’s change I don’t like.” This quote pithily underscores the...
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